But say some, would you expose woman to the contact of rough, rude, drinking, swearing, fighting men at the ballot box? What a humiliating confession lies in this plea for keeping woman in the background! — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Much is said about the burdens and responsibilities of married men. Responsibilities indeed there are, if they but felt them: but as to burdens… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
If you allow one single germ, one single seed of slavery to remain in the soil of America... that germ will spring up, that… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
The main cause is a pernicious falsehood propagated against her being, namely that she is inferior by her nature. Inferior in what? What has… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Whatever good you would do out of fear of punishment, or hope of reward hereafter, the Atheist would do simply because it is good;… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Again, I shall be told that the law presumes the husband to be kind, affectionate, and ready to provide for and protect his wife.… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
We have hardly an adequate idea how all-powerful law is in forming public opinion, in giving tone and character to the mass of society. — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
It is an interesting and demonstrable fact, that all children are atheists and were religion not inculcated into their minds, they would remain so. — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
I know that some endeavor to throw the mantle of romance over the subject and treat woman like some ideal existence, not liable to… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Cultivate the frontal portion of her brain as much as that of man is cultivated, and she will stand his equal at least. Even… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
there is ten times more in the world than would maintain all in yet unknown luxury. Yet how much misery there is in our… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
But it will be said that the husband provides for the wife, or in other words, he feeds, clothes and shelters her! I wish… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Blind submission in women is considered a virtue, while submission to wrong is itself wrong, and resistance to wrong is virtue alike in women… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
If any difference should be made by law between husband and wife, reason, justice and humanity, if their voices were heard, would dictate that… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Silence is consent. And silence where life and liberty is at stake, where by a timely protest we could stay the destoyer's hand, and… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
